Railway cross-tie, switch-tie, and head-block.



, PATENTEI) AUG. 21, 1906. P. H. MADDEN.& H. E. SIMPSON.

RAILWAY CROSS TIE, SWITCH TIB, AND HEAD BLOCK.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 14,1906.

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STATES PATRICK H. MADDEN am) HENRY E. sIMPsoN, or SPARTA, WISCONSIN. f

PATENT.v OFFICE.

RAILWAY cnoss-TIE. swrroH-TIE, AND HEAD-BLOCK.

' Specication of Lettersatent.

Application inea Jim. 14. 1906. serial No. 321.680.

Patented Aug. 21, 1906.

have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway Cross-Ties,Switch- Ties, and Head-Blocks; and we do declare the followingto be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such -as willenable others skilled in the 4art to which it ap pertains to make anduse the same.

' This invention relates to improvements in railway `cross-tles,switch-ties, head-blocks,

and the like; and it consists in the novelconstruction,I combination,and arrangement Vof parts-hereinafter described and claimed.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple, inexpensive, strong,-and durable cross-tie composed of cement or other plastic material. i

The aboveV and other objects, which will appear as thenature of theinvention is better understood, are `accomplished by the lconstructionilllustrated in. the

accompanying 'Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved railwycross-tie, lshowing the track- .rails secured thereto. longitudinalsectional view through the` Fig. 2=is a `vertical same. 3 is a verticaltransverse "sectional view', and Fig. 4 isa detail horizontalReferring:- to the drawings by numeral, 1 denotes the improved railwaycross-tie,which is molded from vcement or any other suitab e plasticmaterial into' rectangular form. I

order to strengthen this rectangular body 1, e

longitudinal strips or bars 2 and transverse connecting stri s `or bars3 of corrugated metal are mol edwithin the same adjacent to its bottom,and in order to permit the track-rails R to be secured upon the ties byspikes S wooden blocks 4 are molded in the body 1 at suitable distancesfrom its ends..

As shown, these blocks'4 are rectangular in form and extend verticallythrough the tiebody, their width bein considerably less than the widthof the bo y 1, so that the latter is not weakened'to too great anextent.

Surrounding the tie-bod at oints where the blocks 4 are located are an sor sleeves 5,0f steel or other metal. These are rovided-or the purposeof strengthening an reinforcing the tie, and in their tops are formedapertures 6, through which the spikes S may be driven. Thereinforcing-bands 5 correspond which, it will be understood, may berectangular, as shown, or ofany'. other shape.

'The construction, use, 4and -advantages of this invention will bereadily understood from the foregoing description, taken in connectionwith the accompanying drawings. It ,will be seen that this tie will vbestronger and inuch more durable than the woodentie and that it'may beproduced at a com aratively small cost. The provision o the l frombrooming'or crushing out of shape.

These bands areadaptedv to be removed when it is necessary to replacenew blocks for old ones that have become rotten.

While we have shown and described the invention as embodied in arailway-tie, it will be understood 4that it may bei embodied inswitch-ties, head-blocks, andvsimilar-devices.

Various changes in, the form, proportion, and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing rom the principle orsacrificing any of the advantages of the invention as defined `by rtheappended claims, Having thus described our invention, what `we claim' asnew, and desire to secure'by Letters Patent, is l 1. A railway-tie `orthe like comprisin a surrounding said tie and -saidblock. 12. Arailway-tie or the like vcomprising a plastic body, a block of woodembed ed -therein, and a metallic strengthening-band surrounding saidtieandsaid block and having in its top a ertures to receive spikes for.fastening a trac -rail' upon said ban 3. A railroad-tie or the likecomprising a body of plastic material, blocks. of wood molded thereinand metal reinforcing-bands vcovering said blocks Aand surrounding said4tie and having apertures in their tops, substantially as described.

4. A railway-tie or the like comprising a body lof plastic material,reinforcing bars or in shape to the cross-section ofthe tie-body,

plastic body, a block of wood embed ed v therein, and a metallicstrengthening-bardl not strips molded therein adjacent to its bottom,set our hands in presence of two subscribing vertically-extending woodenblocks molded witnesses.

in said tie adjacent to its ends7 and metal reinforcing-bands eoverinsaid blocks and surrounding said tie.and ormed in their tops withapertures, substantially as shown and Witnesses:

described. II. B. VANDELL, In testimony whereof We have hereunto HOBARTJ. Fox.

PATRICK H. MADDEDL HENRY E. SIMPSON.

